Intellectual property, globalization and development: A reflection on the paths toward sustainable development in the Amazon Region

Authors

  • Maria do Perpétuo Socorro Rodrigues Chaves UNICAMP
  • Marinez Gil Nogueira

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v18i0.13430

Keywords:

sustainable development, technological innovation, intellectual property, desenvolvimento sustentável, inovação tecnológica, propriedade intelectual

Abstract

This essay presents an approach to the economical and social consequences of the intellectual propertyinternational system in developing countries, with an emphasis on the Brazilian case. It analyzes therelationship between the intellectual property system and the search for sustainable development inthe Amazon region. It provides a brief report on the formation of the international intellectual propertysystem, pointing out concepts pertinent to industrial property, with an emphasis on patents. It also contemplatesa sustainable development prospect for the Amazon and the obstacles posed by intellectualproperty legislation, calling attention to the right to use the genetic resources of the Brazilian Amazonian biodiversity issue.

Published

2008-12-18

How to Cite

Chaves, M. do P. S. R., & Nogueira, M. G. (2008). Intellectual property, globalization and development: A reflection on the paths toward sustainable development in the Amazon Region. Desenvolvimento E Meio Ambiente, 18. https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v18i0.13430